European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 dodgers Bounce Miracle catch Man Al 1947 world series released by Brooklyn dodgers to their Montreal royals farm club pirates trample 92 is Bon lain goes full route Kansas april 15 Ernie Bonham became the first pirate Pitcher to go the full nine innings when he held the i Imago White sox to five hits to win going held to one run and no hits by Bill Wight for five the bucs fit to the left hander for four blows and As Many tallies in the hew april 15 the Brooklyn dodgers Miracle catch hero of Las years world was released out right to the Montreal farm 27yearold Outfield made the headlines last fall when he raced Back to the 415 Fot sign in left Field of Yankee stadium to Rob the yanks Joe Dimaggio of a Home run in the it eth flame of the at five six he was the Small est player in the National april 15 Louis cardinals spotted the Chicago cobs a four run Lead and then ral lied to gain a 94 Victory and a clean sweep of the three game series Iween the National league of the Chicago runs came off Harry who worked seven innings for the victim of three and four run Cardinal innings in the second and seventh frames was Young Bob 15 a Nashville vols of the Southern association tamed the american league Detroit in an exhibition game As 22yearold Jimmy Burns and Lee Holloman combined to hurl a Hal in his final Joh Eup for the tigers prior to the Ettason gave just three singles and no runs before giving Way to Hal White in the april 15 Bill new York gaint second has been advised by Doc tors to rest his ailing Arm for six to eight manager Mel of april 15 Philadelphia Phillies Cut Loose with four hits in the fifth and ninth innings to trounce the Washington in an exhibition Dick the National leagues new first base acquisition from the Louis banged out a double and single to drive in three april 15 the Louis Browns turned nine hits into seven runs As they blanked the Paris in the first visit of a major league club since Ken Wood carted off batting honors with two a double a single in five trips to the Nelson Potter and Clem Dreisewerd hurled for april 15 with a big five run inning to help their the Cleveland indians Defeated the new York to forge seven games to in their exhibition new Dallas owner seeking to organize 3rd big league april 15 new owner of the Dallas Ball club in the Texas said in planned to join the Pacific coast league in a fight for formation of third major think within a few years Dallas and Houston will be Large enough for major Bur Nett declared As he explained the Fiew Dallas set he said he thought hous los new Orleans and Atlanta should be in this new big los Angeles and san fran Tysco Are should be in major he and 1 am joining forces with them to that we have another the fastest growing Section of the nation the we Are going to be ready for major league Ball within who paid More than for the Dallas announced that he and wife and daughter would be sole owners of the pc prexy brands Texas reports silly april 13 a Clarence president of the Pacific coast said the coast clubs would not even consider any merger with Texas league teams in forming a third major baseball Rowland said the proposal is too silly to waste time considering and is entirely out of line with the program of the coast Leafs win Stanley cup favourites Advance in North South Golf april 15 by Little Louise Suggs favourites survived the firing in the 46th annual North and South women Golf despite unexpectedly stubborn opposition in three favourites moved into the quarterfinals with the following pairings upper bracket Peggy is i Pinehurst i Chapel is Grace lower bracket Louise is Mary Agnes Carol is Helen Phila medallist Peggy Kirk had the Days closest being extended to the final Green before beating off the Challenge of 20yearold Bea Mcwane of run Nerup for the Alabama state title miss Suggs had another unlocked for Battle with William Veteran Short turned All Square at 38 after miss Suggs fired a Birdie on the increases racing take april 15 Driscoll signed into Law a Bill designed to tap horse racing in new Jersey for yearly if bet Ting remains at 1947 the Bill to increase the states take Over last year by was approved less than 24 hours before the 1948 season gets under Way at Gar Den state Park in at the same Driscoll said he asked the racing commission and the department of taxation and finance to study operation of the new for Mula to seek the Bill increases the take from betting from 10 to 12 per re Vives in the states favor a sliding scale for the and digs into the bettors pockets for about Abrams to get brain tests april 15 weight Georgie Abrams and welterweight Champion Ray sugar Robinson ordered to take Encey Holograph tests for their 10 round fight april both principals appeared before John boxing com Mission for the first of to preflight physical Drammis said both were in Good but he ordered Abrams o take the Encey Holograph test saturday and Robinson results of the to determine Srain will interpreted by Harold a Chicago brain his report will be made to the state athletic com Vietz fires Hole in one Virginia aprils Kansas Golf pro scored a Hole in one on the Green at the Cavalier yacht and country club while practising for the specialists Louise Suggs extended to win second round match lakers Jolt royals to take 21 Lead in nil title series april 15 Minneapolis took a commanding Lead in the National professional Basket Ball league championship defeating the lakers have won two games in the playoffs and need Only one More to wrest the Crown from the defending George Mikan and Herman Schaeffer shared scoring for each with 25 Bob Davies scored 23 Points for to Rochester remained within strik ing distance throughout the first Hak and at Sion i victors take fourth in Row from wings i april 15 j ing out for three goals in each of the first two the Toronto Maple Leafs turned on the scoring Power to sweep their fourth straight game from the Detroit red and retain professional hockey prize Stanley by plastering Detroit in four games after whipping Boston in five in the opening playoff the Leafs swept to their third cup Triumph in four years and fourth in eight years under their Clever Clarence it was the sixth time j the battered old trophy has reposed in the Brilliant gaining to i centum All the Way through the final pumped seven goals past Detroit big re cheeked net in the final game for one of the most decisive Climax cup victories in turn on pressure not in 60 regular season games and nine playoff clashes this season had that Many shots eluded the 21yearold Detroit who stopped Only 14 Toronto shots All the capacity crowd of fans was chilled and so were the red wings when the Leafs turned on the steam for two goals in the first five minutes of one of them Ted Kennedy rebound Effort and the other on a breakaway dash by defens Eman Garth when Harry Watson chromed a shot off Detroit defens Eman Bijl Quackenbush Midway of the open ing period to make it the Leas were eight of the 16 men in Maple Leaf uniforms took a hand in the big scoring Kennedy and the latter a former cashed two goals each and the Veteran Max Bentley took a hand with a pair of the rest of the scoring was spread Down the line with tall Syl Apps and Rookie Les costello getting the other Toronto victors finish strongly trailing at the outset of the second Detroit made its bid to get Back in the game when Leo Reise tipped in the first red Wing a minute and a half later Toronto had regained the three goal margin on Apps Solo sprint and before the Middle period was Over Kennedy and Watson had both scored for the second time to make it Detroit second score came 72 seconds from the end when Pete tipped in Rookie Lee Fogolini Long that was after costello had thumped a close in shot Between Lumleym legs to put the Leafs big seven teams expected of Lead in Kansas relays april 15 the big seven conference is expected to make its usual successful raid on Kansas relays Champion ships in the 23rd running of the track and Field carnival the former big six which in 1932 produced olympic decathlon Champion Jim Bausch of Kansas University and a Host of other stars in the worlds will be paced by Missouri conference Missouri will have Hal dozen out standing men in the sprints and is expected to give the favored University cof Texas a tight Battle in the half mile and mile Missouri Harry big Sevem Champion at every distance from 60 to 120 and Alan Thompson of Nebraska Are the leagues strongest bets in the 100yard Harrison Dillard of Baldwin Wallace is considered an almost sure thing in the 120yard High but Missouri conference indoor record could make a race of Dick Landon West Brook of and Dava who has completed his eligibility at Colorado and will com Pete should offer serious challenges in 400meter